Melbourne's hot night to rival Death Valley

Melbourne remains on target to suffer through a night of near-record high temperatures that will rival two of the hottest spots on the planet.

The temperature is expected to hover around 30 degrees overnight, which would put it on a par with some of the warmest overnight temperatures in one of the world’s hottest cities, Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.

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Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Richard Carlyon said the overnight temperature will either match or just narrowly avoid Melbourne’s record of 30.6 held on two days – February 1, 1902, and January 12, 2010.

The temperature has steadily increased throughout the day, with Melbourne hitting 39 just before 4pm on Saturday.

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The day’s maximum of maximum of 40 is expected to hit between 5pm and 6pm.